'I now pronounce you monkey and wife': Animals are married in controversial Chinese zoo stunt

Maybe the dress wasn't the right size, or perhaps it was the grey and gloomy weather - but these two monkeys don't seem over-the-moon after being married in China.The downcast-looking pair tied the knot in a special wedding ceremony at their zoo.The monkeys - who live in Wenling, Zhejiang province - are seven-year-old male monkey Wukong and a six-year-old female named Xiaoya.The widlife park organised the wedding in the hope of attracting more visitors, local media reported.But the controversial stunt is bound to upset animal rights groups in a country famed for being cruel to animals.Back in 2006 a Shanghai zoo cancelled a show dubbed the 'Animal Olympics' following accusations of cruelty from animal welfare groups.The show had featured animals in athletic-type situations, such as boxing matches between kangaroos and their keepers, bears fighting and riding bicycles, and an elephant tug-of-war.And in 2007 a bear was forced to ride a bicycle and be chased by his trainer during an animal performance for the Chinese May Day holidays at the Shanghai Wild Animal Park.